Cigarette extinguisher



Inventor Attorney- Feb. 23, 1932. F. A FORD 1,846,252

CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER Filed Nov. 24, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet Fjrd Byuwm F'.A. FORD CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHER y Feb. 23, 1932.

2 Sheets-Sheet Inventor Filed Nov. 24, 1950 A llorney Patented Feb. 23,1932 FREDERICK ALFRED FORD, OF SAN FERNANDQCALIFORNIA CIGARETTEEXrrNGUrsHEn Application filed November 24, 1930. Serial No, `497.9108.l .l i l 1:

The present invention relates to a cigarette extinguisher and has forits prime object to provide a structure into which a burning cigarettemay be placed and the receptacle closed for the purpose of holding thecigarette until an opportunity presents itself for discarding the same.

Another very important object of theinvention resides in the provisionof a device of this nature wherein the receptacle contains the means forsnuiiing out the cigarette when the receptacle is closed.

A still further important object of the invention resides in theprovision of a device le of this nature which is exceedingly simple inconstruction, easy to manipulate, thoroughly efiicient and reliable inuse and otherwise Well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

l/Vith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction, and in the combination and arrangement ofparts as Will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device embodying the features of myinvention,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough taken substantially onthe line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view thereof,

Figure i is a side elevation thereof, and

Figure 5 a transverse section therethrough taken substantially on theline 5-5 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen that letters A and B denotetWo casing secfle tions. The section A includes a top 5 with dependingsides 6 and a depending end 7. The sides 6 merge at their ends remotefrom the end 7 into spaced parallel ears 8. The section B comprises abottom 9 with the sides 10 and an end 11 rising therefrom. The sides 10are spaced apart a proper distance to be received between the sides 6 asis indicated to advantage in Figure 5. The sides 10 merge at their endsremote from the end 11 50 into ears 12 to fit in between the ears 8. A

pin 14 extends throughy openings in the centers of thieears VSand 12 topermit the sections A and B to svvingto open and closed position Withrespect to each other. A semi-cylindrical shell 15 is mounted in thesection A and a similar semi-cylindrical shell 16 is mounted in thesection and has ends tapering toward each other as is indicated at 17 sothat When the shell sections are together the end adjacent the pin issubstantially small for snufiing out the lighted end of a cigarette.These shell sections have flanges 18 and 19 Welded or otherwise securedto the sides 6 and 10 respectively. The bottom 9 is formed With a recess20 and the end 7 is formed with an L- shaped spring extension 21 forengaging a beaded extremity 22 in the recess 2O when the sections A andB are in closed position. The sections A and B are normally held open nby means of a coil spring 23 on the pin 14: and 7b" having its endsextended and fastened to the tapered end portion 17 of the shellsections 15 and 16.

From the above detailed description it will be seen that When a smokerhas finished with a cigarette and desires to discard the same but has noplace to do so he may place the cigarette in the shell 16 With thelighted end advanced toward the tapered end 17 thereof and then byclosing down the section s' A over the section B the lighted end ofthecigarette Will be snuded out. The device may be carried around in thepocket and discharged of the cigarette when convenient.

It is thought that the construction, voperation, utility and advantagesof this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in thisart Without a more detailed description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since inactual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It Will be appar-ent that changes in the details of construction, and inthe combination and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to M Withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of 1100 the invention as heneinafterclaimed or sacricing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

A cigarette holder and ,extinguisher of the class described comprising apair of casing sections of channel-shape in cross section to formare'ctangular-shaped casing when the sections are in closed position,each section having its side parts enlarged at one end thereof, a pivotpin passing thru. the en largements to hingedly connect the two sectionstogether, a substantially semi-cylindrical shell section in each of thecasingv sections and having flanges at its edges connected to the.casing sections, theshell section when in closed position forming a.cigarette container Y and said. shell section taperingy towards eachOther at one end of the device to provide extinguishing means for alighted cigarette placed in the container formed by the shell section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK ALFRED FORD.

